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Portuguese municipal development and mobility initiatives

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Portuguese municipalities continue to implement diverse local development initiatives focused on infrastructure, social services, and sustainable mobility. Recent efforts in sustainable transportation include participation in European Mobility Week, with municipalities like Loures and Águeda promoting inclusive transport. In Chaves, the initiative ‘Mobility for All, Justice between Generations’ featured musical trips on urban transport, road safety lectures by the PSP, and community walks. In Madalena, environmental awareness was promoted through a ‘deplogging’ activity by students from Escola Profissional do Pico, which removed nearly 50 kilograms of trash, alongside a bicycle scavenger hunt for primary students to support decarbonization goals. Educational expansion and infrastructure modernization remain central priorities. Significant capital investments, often supported by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), are being utilized to upgrade school facilities. In Oliveira do Bairro, Secretary of State for Education Alexandre Homem Cristo inaugurated the requalification of the Secondary School of Oliveira do Bairro (ESOB), a project exceeding 6 million euros. In Guimarães, Minister of Education, Science and Innovation Fernando Alexandre inaugurated a rehabilitated sports pavilion at the Vale de São Torcato Basic School. Further investments target social action and student enrichment, such as Odemira’s 4.7 million euro allocation for school social action and Lamego’s investment in curricular enrichment. ~~Local initiatives~~ Recent municipal actions have recently earned national recognition. At the 5th National Education Awards, Porto de Mós won first place in the ‘Fomento das Aprendizagens Essenciais’ category for its ‘Smile Dogs’ cinotherapy project, while Pampilhosa da Serra secured first place for its ‘Desporto para Todos ao Longo da Vida’ project. Regarding infrastructure, expanded these efforts. Viana do Castelo has allocated 132,800 euros to support various parishes for mobility and drainage, part of a larger 9.46 million euro budget for 2026. ~~Meanwhile, Entroncamento has increased~~ In Entroncamento, funding for primary school workbooks has increased to 35,298 euros for the 2026/2027 school ~~year.~~ year, with plans for a “commerce voucher” for second-cycle students.

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